Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
In this section we wind up at the Ninecloud Empire for the tournament and it's a close thing for Yerin & Co. regarding their arrival in time to qualify. I'm shocked at how cavalier everyone is regarding the attacks on the way to the competition, and I keep questioning why the damn dragons are even allowed in the tournament. HOW IS THIS ALLOWED???
Also, we get to see the start of Round 1 and it's very different than what I was expecting. It's more structured and methodical than I thought, although I kind of like it.
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Thank you to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
Alright kids, we're getting into the final installment of this series! In this section, we see how Alina is basically being abused by the Apparat, kept away from her friends and used as a figurehead and a pawn. It's really awful to see how effective he is at this, too, because damn it's really like without the crew she already had at her back she wouldn't have gotten out of this.
But get out she does (kind of) due to some orchestrated help and an elaborate plan. Hopefully now that she's reestablished her connection with the sun, she's going to get healthier and stronger and be able to take control.
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Thank you to Nicole for commissioning this episode!
So we're into Season 4 now, and it looks like this is going to be quite a ride. I really appreciate the show's acknowledgement that Rebecca is in an absurdly privileged position within this whole situation, and that for her this is some kind of Eat, Pray, Love personal journey shit while there are people who have had their lives destroyed.
I am totally into this whole thing with Josh trying to self-diagnose using online quizzes, because damn if that shit ain't for real.
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Thank you Andrew for commissioning this episode!
I gotta say, I really love how this author has chosen to address the fact that Lindon never received official combat training. This is actually an elegant way to incorporate that into the story in a natural way that accounts for the fact that there are some things that grit and determination are no substitute for, as much as we might like to pretend formal education doesn't matter.
Also, I'm really interested in seeing the way that Eithan is guiding Yerin, because he's spent so much time and energy on Lindon that I really don't know what's in store for her.
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Thank you Jessie for commissioning this episode!
Alright so we're starting to get some answers about who the hell the Dark King is and what his motivations are, but I'm so annoyed that nobody wants to know WHY he brought the Takers with him or what they are. This is key information that could help you defeat both them AND him, you guys! You should be more interested!
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Thank you ever so much to Andrew for commissioning this episode!
To start off this new book, we sort of pick up where the previous book left off in its epilogue, by rejoining Lindon's sister and Orthos. It turns out that there's something fucked up going on in Sacred Valley that seems to be sapping people's power away. Whaaaa?
Meanwhile, there's a whole thing with Ozriel's Scythe and the fact that Makiel has been attempting to create a comparable weapon, resulting in a bunch of prototypes that have been put in storage. Except that someone stole them, and she seems a little too confident that she can upgrade their functionality. I don't like it.
Also, Lindon and the Akura family's underlords are NOT getting along.
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Thank you Martin for commissioning this episode!
I know that this was hinted at in the last section, but somehow I missed the fact that there's a new Abbess in town and I'm SHOOK, children. Do you hear me? I HATE IT.
There's so much that happens here that I should really be focusing on, but I can't get past that. I'm OUT.
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Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
Oh man this is an upsetting ending, y'all. I mean, all my friends made it out and managed to advance and got into the Uncrowned King tournament...but I'm devastated that Kiro died and that Lindon is going to be separated from Yerin for the duration of the lead-up to the competition. And I'm mad at Charity over this. I am just ANNOYED. AT EVERYTHING.
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Thank you to Sofia for commissioning this episode!
I had no idea this was the season finale episode, and I had quite a shock at the direction this episode took in the end. Damn but this was a real surprise.
I am trying to imagine what will happen in the next episode and the next season, and all things considered I have no idea. But I can't wait to find out!
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Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode for me!
In these chapters, we've got the fight inside the vault, and shit is really going down in a way that leaves me baffled as to how our crew is going to be able to move forward and advance. When in the hell are they going to be able to do that???
They're right on the edge, though, and that makes this confrontation really tense. I just hate Daji so much and hope he dies, and meanwhile his brother seems like such a good egg...just tell me he's gonna be okay!
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